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Emergency Tug Services, Norfolk VA Area

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N32205-17-R-3501Federal

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The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is seeking proposals for emergency tug services in the Chesapeake Bay region for the fiscal year 2017. The contract requires the provision of three U.S.-flagged tugboats capable of performing harbor support, ship handling, and personnel transfer duties within the Chesapeake Bay area and surrounding waters. Each tug is expected to be utilized for approximately 108 hours annually, with the contract period covering October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018. The solicitation for this service, identified by number N32205-17-R-3501, is scheduled to be released around May 19, 2017, with an anticipated award date of July 21, 2017. This procurement is a full and open competition as market research and previous procurements indicated a limited interest from small businesses, with no set-aside status applied. The contract will be managed by the Norfolk contracting office, located at 471 East C Street, Norfolk, Virginia, with Bryce Kemmerer serving as the primary contact for the solicitation. The effort is classified under NAICS code 488330, covering support activities for water transportation. This contract aims to ensure reliable emergency tow capabilities are available in the Chesapeake Bay area to support military and maritime operations throughout the specified contract period.

General Info

Military Sealift Command seeks three U.S.-flagged tugboats for Chesapeake Bay emergency services, FY2017.

NAICS

488330 - Navigational Services to Shipping

Place of Performance

NORFOLK, VA, 23511, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

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Emergency Tug Services - Chesapeake Bay Region (N32205-17-R-3501)

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Mschq Norfolk
Contacts2 people available
OfficeNORFOLK, VA, 23511-2313, USA
Office AddressNORFOLK, VA, 23511-2313, USA
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Bryce R. KemmererContract Specialist
Franklin OrvinContracting Officer

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Emergency Tug Services Chesapeake Bay Region 1. Action Code: Presolicitation 2. Date: 11 MAY 2017 3. Year: Fiscal Year: 2017 4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511 5. Classification Code: V125 6. Contracting Office Address: 471 East C Street, Norfolk, Virginia 7. Subject: Emergency Tug Services, Chesapeake Bay Region 8. Proposed Solicitation Number: N32205-17-R-3501 9. Closing Response Date: TBD 10. Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Bryce Kemmerer (contact@example.gov) 11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: N32205-17-R-3501 12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: 13. Contract Line Item Number(s): 14. Contract Award Date: 15. Contractor: 16. Description: The Military Sealift Command (MSC) requests three US flagged tugs to provide harbor support, ship handling and personnel transfer services for the Chesapeake Bay region and surrounding waters. The actual work may vary considerably from the usage estimates contained herein. The overall requirement is for three (3) tugs to perform 108 hours, each, annually. a. Unit of issue: n/a b. Destination information: The place of performance shall be in the geographical region(s) of the Chesapeake Bay region c. Delivery schedule: 01 OCT 17 - 30 SEP 18 d. Procedures: n/a e. Anticipated Award Date: 21 July 2017 f. The solicitation will be made available on www.fbo.gov on or about 19 May 2017 g. Set-aside Status: No Set Aside 17. The decision for this requirement to be full and open was determined from Market Research. Previous procurements for similar requirements have shown that there is no expectation to receive quotes from two or more small businesses. Additional market research was performed by means of Sources Sought Notices (2) neither of which resulted in 2 or more small businesses expressing interest in this requirement. MSC's Small Business office agreed to this decision on 24 April 2017.

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